As I was tagging a nice 6 point last week I tried to remember how many bucks I've killed in the last 8 years. That's how long I've been hunting with my own cast bullets. With the exception of one small buck I killed with my .44 mag I've tagged 13 deer with my old '94 30.30 or Remington 700 in '06. 14 total when I add the .44 mag deer. Out of all of them the 44 mag deer had the most bloodshot meat. The .30 deer were all pretty much eat to the bullet hole situations.
All of my bullets were a 50/50 mix of pure lead and wheel weight with a pinch of tin. NOE supplied the two moulds. The .44 was a 260gr rf while the 30.30 and 30.06 both shot the 311165rf with great accuracy and results. I'd say about half of the 13 were killed with the 30.30 and the other half with the 30.06. I know 13 doesn't divide into halves but you get the idea. Shortest shot was maybe 5-7 yards with the 30.06 and the longest was around 150 yards with the 30.30 and just happened to be buck number 14 I tagged last week. Of the 14 bullets I only recovered 1 and it held together and good expansion. Blood trails have been dead right there out to maybe 150 yards.
In 8 years I will have been allowed 16 bucks. I'm at 14 and still have a few weeks to go. Not too shabby. My only regret is not starting to cast my own bullets many years ago. About 90% of what I have learned has been right here on this site. So, if you are new to casting or hunting with cast you have everything you need right here with a bit more reading and or reaching out to others for advice as I have done along this journey.